Folger Shakespeare Library - First Folio holdings and Elizabethan-style theatre

The Folger Shakespeare Library holds the world's largest collection of Shakespeare materials and related Renaissance works, including a substantial number of First Folios and associated artifacts. Opened in 1932, the institution includes the Folger Theatre and an Elizabethan-style performance space and study installations designed to support scholarly research and public theatrical programming. The library exhibits and rotates items from its rare-book holdings and presents installations that interpret early modern printing, performance, and book culture. The Folger also offers public exhibitions and educational programs tied to its collections.